Israeli Arabs call for the title of observer in the Arab League

Arab Israeli Knesset member Abdul Wahab Darawsheh stated his intention to ask the Arab League to grant the Arabs of Israel the title of observer at the Arab League.

Darawsheh said in press statements that he will ask Arab League Secretary General Esmat Abdul Meguid to accept Israeli Arabs as observers who represent a segment of the Palestinian and Arab people.

He added that he will present a request regarding this matter during his visit to Cairo that will start on Sunday.

It is worthy to mention that the Arabs of Israeli are nearly one million citizens.

Meanwhile, a member of the Israeli Knesset for the Arab List, Muhamad Kanan, of the United Arab List has commended "our brothers, the Arab parliamentarians who are meeting in Damascus."

In an interview with Israel Radio on why they were absent from such a meeting, Kanan said, "I, together with my other colleagues, Arab members in the Knesset, was keen to be there in such a meeting, in order to express our viewpoints and proposals." He hoped that Arab parliamentarians from inside Israel will be invited in the future to take part in such meetings.